Texas State Senator Sarah Eckhardt (D-Bastrop) has introduced SB 1292. It repeals the law that says primary voters can’t sign a petition to place an independent candidate on the ballot. Thanks to Linda Curtis for this news. … Continue reading
Texas Representative Mike Schofield (R-Katy) has introduced HB 4402, which would move Texas elections for state office from even years to odd years. The state office primaries would be in September and the state office general election would be in … Continue reading
The Census Bureau has filed this brief in State of Ohio v Raimondo, s.d., 3:21cv-64. This is the case in which Ohio is suing the Census Bureau for being late with census data that the state says it must have. … Continue reading
On March 4, the South Dakota legislature passed HJR 5003, which requires constitutional amendments to pass with 60% of the vote.
Stateline, which tracks news about state governments, has this article on the increasing number of state and local governments that are trying Ranked Choice Voting. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link. … Continue reading
